Meta is rolling out a new feature on Instagram that blurs nude images to protect underage users and prevent harmful contacts.
Teen safety
Filtering nudity content
Meta announced the launch of a new functionality in the Instagram service, designed to protect young people users from unwanted content. The new technology, using machine learning, will analyze incoming images and blur those containing nudity. This option will be enabled by default for accounts under 18, and adult users will receive a notification with the option to activate it.
Privacy protection
It is stated that image analysis will take place directly on users’ devices, which will ensure confidentiality even in encrypted chats that are inaccessible for analysis by the company. Thus, the new feature will maintain the privacy of communications while increasing safety for minors.
Anti-sexual extortion
In addition, Meta is working on technology to identify potentially linked accounts with sexual extortion. Users who have interacted with such accounts will receive warning pop-ups. Although messages on Instagram are not currently encrypted, the developers plan to implement this feature in the future.
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- Meta is an American multinational technology company that owns social networks Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other services.
- Instagram is a free mobile application for sharing photos and videos with social network elements, owned by Meta.
- Machine learning is a class of artificial intelligence methods that allow systems to independently learn from data.
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Instagram is testing a new feature that blurs out nude images sent to teens via Direct. The goal is to protect young users from inappropriate content and potential scammers.
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Карина
I think it's great that Instagram cares about the safety of its users, especially minors. 🙌 Blurring inappropriate content is a reasonable measure.
Владислав
Not a bad idea, but we need to be careful that this does not translate into censorship of art and cultural heritage. 🎨 Algorithms must be finely tuned.
Маркус
I support this initiative. When my nephew picked up the phone, he accidentally came across obscene photos. 😱 Children should be protected from such content.
Мариана
What about our privacy rights? 🤔 I don't want my personal photos to be checked by some algorithms.
Ежи
Isn't this censorship? What if I'm an artist and want to share my nude work? 🖼️ Not all nudity is obscene.
Гжегож
Brr, who even sends photos like this? 🤮 If people behaved decently, then there would be no need for all these restrictions. Good idea, Insta!
Гектор
This feature can be useful to many. Last year, my teenage daughter was bullied and received indecent photos from her classmates. 😔 I hope this helps prevent situations like this.
Бруно
This is all well and good, but what about the fact that my business is related to fitness and sportswear? 🏋️♀️ I wouldn’t want my advertising photos to be blocked by mistake.
Оскар
Ugh, why even look at all this abomination? 🤮 Nowadays, young people have completely lost their belts. There was no such disgrace with me! These innovations are complete nonsense. 😡
Агнешка
I heard that Meta is also working on technology to detect scammers and ransomware. 👮♀️ This is very important because there is so much online harassment.
Игорь
Blurring content is a half measure. It is better to resort to more stringent prohibitions and bans for distributing this kind of material. ❌ Only strict measures can protect children.
Жозефина
But I’m more concerned about encryption in Direct. 📬 It’s good that Instagram plans to introduce end-to-end encryption for private messages, like in Messenger.
Пьер
In my opinion, this is a restriction of our freedoms under the guise of “protecting children.” 🙄 The next step will be total censorship on the Internet, for our own “good.”
Джулия
When I was 15, I received very indecent photos from adult perverts. 😥 Thanks to the new feature, children will be protected from this.
Ян
Well done developers, using local machine learning to bypass encryption! 🔐 Great idea for maintaining privacy.